Cliffton Chandler

82J Hillcrest Street, Orlando, IL 32803

(and 684 Shady Lane, Melbourne, IL 3293S)

32J-2J6-6248
clifftonchandlerJgmail.com
www.clifftonchandler.com
Objective
Keep my hand in the game, so to speak.
Accolades O Numerous exhibitions o original artwork -including the igb Mv.evv of .rt in Atlanta, GA, the
oo.ver .rt Mv.evv in Melbourne, lL and the Privar, tigbt exhibition during .rt a.et: Miavi.
O Numerous media interiews-most notably bavvet 1 ^er., toriaa 1oaa,, orer Magaive, a.terv
vrfivg Magaive, and vvr, Cooa. Magaive.
O #egular guest speaker--at llorida State Uniersity on vergivg !a,. to !or/.
O #egular guest speaker--in Breard County high-schools on 1be v.ive.. of ive .rt.
O lounding Member o the Midtown Merchant Association, 1allahassee, lL, Current Member o
the Lau Gallie Art Districts` design board, Melbourne, lL.
O !ublished author--poetry and journalism.
O Current member o Space Coast Area Mensa.

ducation Articulated Architecture Major - Valencia College
!rofessional
perience
!rofessional Artist, Designer, and Curator - .ttavta, C., Miavi, 1ava,
Ortavao, ]ac/.ovritte, 1attaba..ee, Da,tova eacb, ocoa eacb, ava Metbovrve
.
O Created and sold artwork to priate collectors--through galleries, commissions
and public exhibitions.
O Created and sold packaged art exhibitions as lateral,immersie adertising
experiences.
O Created all promotional collateral or said art exhibitions, including press
releases, lyers, and content or eent speciic websites.
O Designed and built site speciic interior architecture in order to conert unused
commercial real estate properties into temporary art spaces.
O Located ,discoered,--and assisted in the deelopment o--emerging artists as
an independent, proessional curator, in seeral metropolitan areas in the
South-Last.
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V.!. of Business Development - 21 .gevc,, Metbovrve
O Designed and implemented successul iral marketing strategies.
O Created and implemented unique new-client acquisition strategies.
O Lditor and contributor or SpaceCoastVibe.com-- a web-based magazine.
O Created adertising sales collateral or the same.
O Managed sales personnel,account executies or spacecoastibe.com.
O #ecruited and deeloped writers and photographers or the same.
O Curated and operated a successul priate ine art gallery.
O Designed all o the custom interior architecture throughout our own oices.
O Lead designer on arious interior architecture projects or corporate clients.
O Designed the oer-all concepts and the detailed implementation o large scale
public eents--both internally and as client commissions.
O !ersonally managed the on-site construction o each design.
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Kitchen Designer - attraft Kitcbev., 1attaba..ee, , K De.igv.,
1attaba..ee, , Kitcbev ovcet., Metbovrve,
O Dealt directly with clients to determine project budget and speciications.
O Used 20,20, Chie Architect, Google Sketch-up and AutoCAD design
sotware. Additionally, hand rendered plans, eleations and axonometric
drawings o actie jobs and bids.
O !roduced and installed custom design elements including custom work in
materials as dierse as wood, metal, acrylic and stone.
O !ersonally managed the on-site construction o each design.
O !roduced all associated documents--including contracts and sales collateral.
O andled all the adertising,media-purchasing decisions or each o the
companies in which I held design positions.
O orked as a CNC machine operator at a granite shop or a year, to learn the
limitations o the material and the machine, to allow or more accurate design
work.
O Deeloped new material techniques and custom products or commercial and
residential clients by using CNC Laser and CNC ater-jet machines through
remote operation.






Account ecutive- ivctair roaaca.tivg, ocat ^ ava . affitiate.,
1attaba..ee,
O rote adertising copy or local teleision commercials.
O Assisted in ideo production o regional teleision commercials.
O Became ounding member o the Midtown Merchants Association,
1allahassee, lL--in order to create an alternatie to the local Chamber o
Commerce and by which generate additional adertising reenue.

ight Club/Restaurant/Catering--Atlanta, GA: bvrcbitt Crovva. ]a tvb-
Meav treet .rter,, ^igbt tvb Pari. Mar/et Covrvet aterivgig Rea 1ovato i.tro
/erer. Meaiterraveav Critt ava aterivg21 .gevc,, Metbovrve, .
W Managed production and ood serice or 800ppl at the 2004, Inman !ark,
Butterly Ball. Among many other smaller priate catering eents. Including
ine dinners, oliday !arties, and Corporate eents.
W Managed talent supply chain: booking, trael, supplies, payment and
accommodations or DJ`s, Musicians, Actors, Dancers, Artists and associated
stage-tech crews or dierse perormance types and conditions in both GA and
lL rom 1999-2010 or arious clients and employers.
W Liaison between Goernment entities and perorming arts estials, ine art
eents, and night clubs.
W Bartended in night clubs, special eents, priate parties, and Art unctions
consistently oer a ten year period.
W Deeloped operatie security policy, hired and trained security personnel or
Crowd management rom ten to ten thousand. And or thet preention rom
500 square eet to 18,000 square eet. And ired and trained wait-sta,
Bartenders, Door men and Bouncers or same.
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Computer Skills Microsot ord, 20,20 Design, AutoCAD, Google Sketch-up, Chie Architect, Corel Video
Lditing, Video !ad Lditing, lL Studio, Uloops, !hoto-Shop, !C and MAC Operating Systems